What is it with stores [A & R on middle street and a local store on middle street] not taking 1 cent coins? Twice today a store asked me if I had the correct change, I gave them 5 x 1 cent coins and they said “We don’t take these!!”

Are they illegal tender here now?

I find most stores will either round up or round down the change to exclude 1 cent peices. Sausage factory is probably the only place I shop that still accepts and gives them as change.

Last time I shopped at Super Buy they were giving them as change...I throw them away, they're a nuisance.

I throw them all in a big jar along with 5c and 10c and the when it's full I just give them to one charity or another. Better than throwing them away, they're valuable to someone.

Yes, Simon...great idea! We do the same, it adds up fast.

I' ve been doing this for years. A couple years ago I gave a 5 gallon water jug full of penny's to the local school for their penny drive. Needed a hand truck to move it.

Simon, thanks for the good tip......we forget sometime what is meaningless to some is very meaningful to others...

Honduras has just totally disregarded all their coins.
Its something like 1 lempira to 10cents bz, so coins worth less than a lempira are truly less than worthless because of the expense to manufacture them..
We're luck to have a healthy economy.

Sometimes I fill a bag with smaller coins and a few bigger ones and leave it somewhere for someone to find. Gets rid of our small change and hopefully makes some kid happy they found a big bag of change.

Think thats my way forward when in San Pedro, leave all the small stuff for someone that would enjoy it.